Mark a Position

45 entries in Cards / Principles / Mark a Position

Creators	Title	Comments & References		Year	Source	Page	Categories
Carl Willmann	Card Clip to mark a Position	small metal clip attached to a card to make a key card, "impromptu" long card		Aug. 1897	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 8)	117	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Other Work Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Long Card
	Die Abhebe-Karten	bridging both halves in opposite direction		Dec. 1897	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 3 No. 12)	181	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ... Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Karl Schröder	Ein neues Hilfsmittel zum Erraten gezogener Karten	"Die Kartenschule von Carl Willmann" coin secretly palmed and inserted next to selection in deck, deck tabled to delay pass or control		Feb. 1900	Die Zauberwelt (Vol. 6 No. 2)	21	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Controls / General Comments
	To Indicate the Location for the Cut - I. This is located by the Crimp	bridge crimp, for use after overhand shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020) Variations The Inverted Crimp (Graham Adams, 1931)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	48	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
S. W. Erdnase	II. This is located by the jog	for use after overhand shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	50	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
	III. This is located by the crimp	bridge crimp, for use after riffle shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	51	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	IV. This is located by the jog	for use after riffle shuffle	Related to To Indicate the Location for the Cut (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	51	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Tabled
S. W. Erdnase	Crimping for the Cut	using crimp in a game, player cuts to crimp	Related to The Player Without an Ally (Steve Forte, 2020)	1902	The Expert at the Card Table	113	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	How to "Bridge"			1933	Farelli's Card Magic — Part Two	73	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	Fifth Method. (Card control by means of the crimp)	crimping bottom section		1938	Greater Magic	53	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	New Method for Picking Up an Arranged Deck	"After It Has Been Spread On The Table And A Card Has Been Withdrawn From It"		1940	More Card Manipulations (Issue 3)	12	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Stacked Deck Stuff / Miscellaneous
Eddie Joseph	The Somersault	spectator cuts off packet from tabled deck, remembers bottom card and replaces, deck hit off table edge into air, all cards land face-up except selection face-down near spectator	Related to The Smacker (Eddie Joseph, 1942)	1942	Greater Card Tricks	56	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Bob Hummer	Impossible Location	impossible location, with hair	Also published here Impossible Location (Bob Hummer, 1980)	1944	Six-Trix for 1944	7	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Harry Lorayne	Saltless	deck divides at chosen card when thrown, crimp, see p. 997 for credit details	Also published here Salt-less (Harry Lorayne, 1962)	Jan. 1952	The Phoenix (Issue 247)	989	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
Dai Vernon	Elastic Touch	rubber particles mark the spot	Related to Comments on Inner Secrets of Card Magic (Lin Searles, Dai Vernon, Lewis Ganson, 1960)	1959	Inner Secrets of Card Magic	39	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Dai Vernon	Cut Crimp	"roof crimp"		1960	More Inner Secrets of Card Magic	58	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
James Steranko	The Riffle Bridge	bottom third bridged, for placement of card in center at brigde		1960	Steranko on Cards	17	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
	Natural Air Pocket Principle	squared deck is often cut at the same spot because of natural air pockets	Related to Estimation Kicker (Justin Higham, 2014)	1962	Estimation	31	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Locator Cards / Peculiarities of certain Cards Cards / Sleights / Force / Cut Forces / Spectator Cuts to Break, Crimp, Gaff
Harry Lorayne	Salt-less	deck divides at chosen card when thrown, crimp	Related to Rug Beater (Harry Lorayne, 1979) Double Saltless (Harry Lorayne, 1980) Also published here Saltless (Harry Lorayne, 1952) The Acrobatic Deck (Harry Lorayne, 1977) Salt-Less (Harry Lorayne, 2018)	1962	Close-up Card Magic	31	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
Eddie Joseph	Fertile Fingers	peeked at card cut to, small gimmick clip slipped onto card above		1969	The Art of Eddie Joseph	30	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Gaffed Cards & Decks / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Dai Vernon	Vernon's Air Cushion Location	No. 24, spectator cuts and replaces, performer can cut at same place because of some trapped air (hopefully)	Related to Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) (Dai Vernon, 1972)	1972	Jacob Daley's Notebooks	11	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Dai Vernon	Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1)	No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place	Related to Vernon's Air Cushion Location (Dai Vernon, 1972) Also published here Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) (Dai Vernon, 2007)	1972	Jacob Daley's Notebooks	32	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Dai Vernon	Cut Crimp	"roof crimp"		1977	Larry Jennings on Card & Coin Handling	15	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Harry Lorayne	Rug Beater	deck cuts itself when tossed on table, bridge	Related to Salt-less (Harry Lorayne, 1962)	1979	Quantum Leaps	144	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Flashy Location
Karrell Fox	Setting a Jog	when placing one half on the other		1979	Another Book	84	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
Bob Hummer	Impossible Location	impossible location, with hair	Also published here Impossible Location (Bob Hummer, 1944)	1980	Bob Hummer's Collected Secrets	24	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Thread Work Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Edward Marlo	Undercover Haunted Deck	plate lifter and micro beads/pearls	Also published here MUM, Nov. 1978	1984	At The Table	144	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Animation / Haunted Deck / Miscellaneous
	Injogged Drop	of top half		1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	86	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
	Injogged Spring	springing top half onto selection		1985	Best of Friends — Volume II	151	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
	The Crocodile Technique	injog technique when card is returned into in-the-hands spread for marking a position or starting a control		1987	CardPerfect	17	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
Dai Vernon	Setting the Bridge			1989	The Vernon Chronicles — Volume 3	118	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Alex Elmsley	Hair Cut	using a hair to mark position, selection out of performer's hands		1991	The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley — Volume 1	358	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Karl Fulves, Sammy Green	Con Man's Cut	marking off where to cut		1996	Blocking Off	163	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks
Karl Fulves	Blackjack Cut	moving slug of high cards to bottom after shuffle and cut by shill		1996	Blocking Off	165	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Gambling / Blackjack Cards / Sleights / Riffle Shuffle / Riffle on the table / Steps, Jogs, Breaks
	The Crocodile Technique	injog technique when card is returned into in-the-hands spread for marking a position or starting a control		1998	Card College — Volume 3	531	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Jog Techniques / Retaining & Setting a Jog / Hands
	The Bridge Control			1998	Card College — Volume 3	562	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Miscellaneous Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Neal Elias	"Slop" Cut From A Bridge	cutting at bridge from unsquared deck		2000	Gambling Notes	8	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Joseph K. Schmidt	Crook's Crimp	setting a crimp or bridge, riffle shuffle		2000	Charlatan (Issue 4)	41	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Crimps / Bridge (multiple Cards)
Max Cerchietti	Bandaround Locator	card peeked at in cased deck, card glimpsed, position marked with elastic loop		Oct. 2000	Magic (Vol. 10 No. 2)	74	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Glimpse / Center at break, jog, ... Cards / Sleights / Controls / Single Card Controls / Fingertip Peek Controls Thread / Invisible Thread / Elastic Loop
Karl Fulves, Stewart James	Lies, All Lies	No. 9, dollar bill in deck as crimp replacement, weird lie presentation to find location		2001	New Self-Working Card Tricks	15	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Single Card
Dai Vernon	Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1)	No. 109-1, spectator cuts and remembers card, if performer mimics the spectator's cut, he hopefully cuts at the same place	Also published here Vernon Notes - Cut Discoveries 1) (Dai Vernon, 1972)	2007	Arthur Finley, aka Henry Gavin: The Artistry of His Work	29	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Barrie Richardson	A Glimpse of Milton	fairly "thought-of" card divined, slippery powder/glass microbeads instead of salt	Inspired by Sleight of Foot (Milton, 1937)	2011	Curtain Call	100	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Principles / Salt Cards / Effect Themes / Divination & Mind Reading / Miscellaneous Cards / Effect Themes / Location / Challenge Locations / Challenge Single Card Location / Miscellaneous
Steve Forte	Briefs	definition, comments and basic ideas		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	329	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)
Steve Forte	Lugs	rubber piece in deck		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	346	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position
Steve Forte	Summary	on briefs		2020	Gambling Sleight Of Hand — Volume 1	349	Cards / Principles / Mark a Position Cards / Sleights / Cheating (misc)